Middle-grade novel · Fiction
Echo
Pam Muñoz Ryan
About the book
A magical harmonica connects three children in Germany, Pennsylvania, and California before and during World War II.
Reading notes
A long, layered novel tied together by music; includes Nazi Germany and wartime prejudice. Good for strong readers or a family read-aloud.
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Recognition
- Newbery Honor (2016)
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Book details
- Author
- Pam Muñoz Ryan
- First published
- 2015
- Suggested ages
- Ages 10–14 (editorial estimate — children vary)
- Reading mode
- Confident reader
- Topics
- music, world war ii, hispanic heritage
- Edition shown
- ISBN 9780439874021 · Scholastic Press, 2015 · Hardcover
- Catalog record
- Open Library work record · edition record
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